It’s “National Park Week” – Here Are Some Resources
This week is National Park Week here in the United States. You might want to check-out The Best Sites For Learning About Yosemite & Other U.S. National Parks. Explore more visuals like this one on the web’s largest information design community – Visually.
Three Final Earth Day Links
Here are new additions to The Best Earth Day Sites: Your Earth Day Guide to Saving the World is from The Atlantic. Earth Day 2014 is a photo gallery from The Boston Globe. Let’s Celebrate Earth Day with Some Gorgeous Photos from NASA is from The Atlantic.
NY Times Creates New Data Journalism Site — “Upshot”
I’ve previously written a review of two new “data-journalism” sites — see “FiveThirtyEight” & “Vox.com” Are Two New Free Online News Sites — Here’s What I Think Of Them. Today, a similar new online publication jumped into the fray — Upshot, created by The New York Times. It’s their successor to the “Five Thirty-Eight” blog that Nate Silver took with him when he left The Times last year. One d
Another Shocker – NOT! Students Respond Better To Support Than Threats
Yet another study has found that threats of punishment is not a very effective motivating tactic. You can read a summary of this new study at Science Daily, Teachers’ scare tactics may lead to lower exam scores. And if you want to read about a zillion other studies that show the same thing, you can start at: Surprise, Surprise — Study Finds Shouting At Children “creates further discipline problem
4-21-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Video: “Here’s How To Greet People Around The World”I’m adding this video from Business Insider to The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures:by Larry Ferlazzo / 2h 4-20-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLarry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL